Kathmandu, March 29 -- Wildfire victims from across the country will receive free treatment, as the REDD (Reducing Emission and Forest Degradation in Developing Countries) Implementation Centre under the Ministry of Forests and Environment has insured potential victims starting this fiscal year.

In the past, due to the lack of insurance for free treatment, many forest fire victims were either forced to sell all of their properties or were deprived of treatment.

"This year, we have paid insurance premiums for 496 potential wildfire victims at the Sanima General Insurance Company," said Nabaraj Pudasaini, chief of the REDD Implementation Centre.

"The number is four times the maximum number of victims injured or dead in forest fire incide...